The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-20
HAVE BEEN UNJUsTLY vExED

@'- HAVE BEEN UNJUSTLY VEXED
or harassed in the enjoyment of such
rights, or subjected to unreasonable re-
strictions or regulations in respect of
such rights, or when the President of
the United States shall be satisfied that
any such fishing vessels, or fishermen,
holding a permit under the laws of the
States to touch and trade at any port
or dominions of North America, are
or then lately have been denied the
privilege of entering such port, place or
places iii the British dominions of North
America, are or then lately. have
been denied the privilege of entering
such port, place or places in the same
regulations as may exist therein ap-
plicable to the trading vessels of the
most favored nation, or shall be I'M
justly vexed or harrassed in respect
thereof, or shall be
PREVENTED FROM PURCHASING
such supplies as may there be lawfully
sold TO trading vessels oil, the most ia
vored nation, or, whenever the Presi-
dent of the United States shall be.satis-
fed that any other vessel of the United
States, their masters or crews, so arriv-
ing at or being in such British waters or
ports or places of the British dominions,
North America, are, .or then lately ha e
been denied any of the privileges thai
are accorded to vessels, their masters or
crews of the most favored nation, or
unjustly vexed or harrassed in respect
TO the same; then, and in either or all
of said cases, it shall be lawful and it
shall be the duty of the President of the
United States, in his discretion, by
proclamation to that effect, to deny
vessels, the masters and crew of the
British Dominions of North America,
any entrance in the waters, ports or
places of or within the United States
with such exceptions in regard to yes
sells in distress, stress of weather or
needing supplies, as to the Presi-
dent shall seem proper, whether
such vessels shall have come di-
rectly from said Dominion or
such destined voyage, or by way of the
same port or place in such destined
voyage, and also if he thinks proper to
deny entry into any port or place OF
the United States OF
FRESH FISH Oh SALT FISH,
or any other product of said domin-
ion, or other goods coming from said
dominions to the United States. The
President in his discretion may apply
such proclamation to any port of entry
of all the foreign named subjects, and
NAV qualify, limit and renew such
proclamation to any port or to all the
foregoing named subjects and may
quality, limit and renew such pro-
cIamation from time TO time as he may
deem necessary for the full and just
execution of the purposes of this act.
Every violation of any such procla-
nation or any part thereof is hereby
declared illegal and all vessels and
goods so coming or being within the
waters, ports or places of the United
States contrary to such proclamation,
shall be forfeited to the United States,
and such forfeiture shall be enforced
and proceeded upon in the same
manner and with the same effect as in
the case of vessels or goods whose i'm
portation or coming to, or being IN the
waters or ports of the United States
contrary to law may now be enforced
or proceeded upon.
Every person who shall violate
any Of the provisions OF this
act. or such proclamation of
Inc President made in pursuance
thereof, shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-
demeanor, and on. conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing $1,000 or by Imprisonment for
tenn not exceeding two years, or by
both such punishments, at the discre-
ton of the court. ~ Gs
The report of the Senate committee
accompanying the bill, says that the
pretens ion is iil-founded that has.some-
lines been asserted by the government